Regional oximetry sleeve for mobile device

Abstract

A system includes a mobile computing device, a sleeve, a contact surface, a sensor module, and a telemetry module. The mobile computing device has a first processor within a housing. The sleeve has an internal surface configured to fit the housing. The contact surface is disposed on an external surface of the sleeve. The sensor module is coupled to the contact surface and is configured to generate an electrical signal corresponding to a measured physiological parameter associated with tissue at the contact surface. The telemetry module is coupled to the sensor module and is configured to communicate data corresponding to the electrical signal to the mobile computing device.

The claimed invention is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 pairing a first communication module of a mobile computing device with a second communication module of a sleeve, the mobile computing device configured to fit an internal surface of the sleeve, the sleeve having a sleeve processor coupled to a sleeve memory and the sleeve having a contact surface, the contact surface having a curved contour; 
 executing instructions using the sleeve processor, the instructions stored on the sleeve memory, the instructions configured to generate a measured signal using an optical sensor coupled to the contact surface, the measured signal corresponding to a tissue at the contact surface; 
 communicating the measured signal from the sleeve to the mobile computing device using the first communication module and using the second communication module; and 
 executing instructions using the mobile computing device processor to generate display data for a display of the mobile computing device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1  wherein executing the instructions using the sleeve processor includes calculating a temperature using a temperature transducer. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1  wherein executing the instructions using the sleeve processor includes emitting light from the optical sensor. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1  wherein executing instructions using the sleeve processor includes calculating regional oximetry. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4  further including displaying regional oximetry data based on the display data using the display.